Early Innovators

• Al Dexter
• Bill Monroe
• Bob Wills
• Ernest Tubb
• Girls of the Golden West
• Glen Campbell
• Goldie Hill
• Hank Snow
• Hank Williams
• Jean Shepard
• Jenny Lou Carson
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Johnny Cash
• Kitty Wells
• Little Jimmy Dickens
• Louvin Brothers
• Patsy Montana
• Ray Price
• Red Foley
• Roy Acuff
• The Carter Family
• The Davis Sisters
• Uncle Dave Macon
• Vernon Dalhart
• Webb Pierce
• Wilf Carter
• Woody Guthrie

The Golden Age

• Anne Murray
• Barbara Mandrell
• Bill Anderson
• Billie Jo Spears
• Billy Joe Shaver
• Bobbie Gentry
• Bonnie Raitt
• Buck Owens
• Charley Pride
• Charlie Rich
• Connie Smith
• Conway Twitty
• Crystal Gayle
• David Allan Coe
• Deborah Allen
• Dick Curless
• Dolly Parton
• Don Gibson
• Don Williams
• Dottie West
• Eddy Arnold
• Emmylou Harris
• Faron Young
• Ferlin Husky
• Gene Watson
• George Jones
• Glen Campbell
• Hank Locklin
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Jan Howard
• Janie Fricke
• Jeanne Pruett
• Jeannie C. Riley
• Jeannie Seely
• Jessi Colter
• Jim Reeves
• Jimmy Dean
• Jimmy Martin
• John Conlee
• John Denver
• Johnny Cash
• Johnny Horton
• KD Lang
• Kenny Rogers
• Kris Kristofferson
• Lefty Frizzell
• Liz Anderson
• Loretta Lynn
• Lynn Anderson
• Mac Davis
• Margo Smith
• Marie Osmond
• Marty Robbins
• Mel Tillis
• Melba Montgomery
• Merle Haggard
• Moe Bandy
• Norma Jean
• Patsy Cline
• Porter Wagoner
• Ray Price
• Ray Stevens
• Roger Miller
• Ronnie Milsap
• Sammi Smith
• Skeeter Davis
• Sonny James
• Stonewall Jackson
• Susan Raye
• Sylvia
• Tammy Wynette
• Tanya Tucker
• The Browns
• The Wilburn Brothers
• Tom T. Hall
• Townes Van Zandt
• Wanda Jackson
• Waylon Jennings
• Willie Nelson

Country Rock

• 38 Special
• Black Oak Arkansas
• Blackberry Smoke
• Blackfoot
• Charlie Daniels Band
• Chris LeDoux
• Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Desert Rose Band
• Emmylou Harris
• Flying Burrito Brothers
• Gary Stewart
• Gene Clark
• Gram Parsons
• Grateful Dead
• Heartsfield
• John Rich
• Juice Newton
• KANE
• Kinky Friedman
• Linda Ronstadt
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Marshall Tucker Band
• Michael Nesmith
• New Riders of the Purple Sage
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• Poco
• Pure Prairie League
• Ricky Nelson
• Southern Pacific band
• Steve Young
• The Allman Brothers Band
• The Band
• The Byrds
• The Eagles
• The Everly Brothers
• The First Edition
• The Kentucky Headhunters

Early 1980s

• Alabama
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Barbara Mandrell
• Charlie Daniels
• Chris LeDoux
• Conway Twitty
• Dolly Parton
• Dottie West
• Earl Thomas Conley
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Eddy Raven
• George Jones
• George Strait
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• John Anderson
• John Conlee
• Johnny Cash
• Johnny Lee
• Kathy Mattea
• Kenny Rogers
• Loretta Lynn
• Marie Osmond
• Mel McDaniel
• Merle Haggard
• Oak Ridge Boys
• Randy Travis
• Reba McEntire
• Ricky Skaggs
• Rodney Crowell
• Ronnie Milsap
• Rosanne Cash
• Steve Wariner
• Tammy Wynette
• The Judds
• The Statler Brothers
• Vern Gosdin
• Willie Nelson

Late 1980s

• Alabama
• John Anderson
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Clint Black
• Garth Brooks
• Sawyer Brown
• Johnny Cash
• Rosanne Cash
• John Conlee
• Earl Thomas Conley
• Rodney Crowell
• Charlie Daniels
• Holly Dunn
• Skip Ewing
• Vince Gill
• Vern Gosdin
• Merle Haggard
• Highway 101
• Alan Jackson
• Chris LeDoux
• Patty Loveless
• Lyle Lovett
• Loretta Lynn
• Barbara Mandrell
• Kathy Mattea
• Mel McDaniel
• Ronnie McDowell
• Reba McEntire
• Ronnie Milsap
• Willie Nelson
• K.T. Oslin
• Dolly Parton
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Eddy Raven
• Kenny Rogers
• Ricky Van Shelton
• Ricky Skaggs
• The Statler Brothers
• George Strait
• Randy Travis
• Travis Tritt
• Conway Twitty
• Keith Whitley
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Tammy Wynette
• Dwight Yoakam

Early 1990s

• Alabama
• John Anderson
• Clint Black
• BlackHawk
• Suzy Bogguss
• Brooks & Dunn
• Garth Brooks
• Tracy Byrd
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Carlene Carter
• Johnny Cash
• Rosanne Cash
• Kenny Chesney
• Mark Chesnutt
• Terri Clark
• Mark Collie
• Earl Thomas Conley
• Rodney Crowell
• Bobbie Cryner
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Charlie Daniels
• Billy Dean
• Diamond Rio
• Joe Diffie
• Skip Ewing
• Radney Foster
• Vince Gill
• Faith Hill
• Merle Haggard
• Highway 101
• Alan Jackson
• George Jones
• Wynonna Judd
• Toby Keith
• David Kersh
• Sammy Kershaw
• Hal Ketchum
• Alison Krauss
• Tracy Lawrence
• Chris LeDoux
• Little Texas
• Patty Loveless
• Lyle Lovett
• Kathy Mattea
• Martina McBride
• Neal McCoy
• Reba McEntire
• Tim McGraw
• Ronnie Milsap
• John Michael Montgomery
• Lorrie Morgan
• David Lee Murphy
• Willie Nelson
• K.T. Oslin
• Dolly Parton
• Perfect Stranger
• Pirates of the Mississippi
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Collin Raye
• Kenny Rogers
• Sawyer Brown
• Ricky Van Shelton
• Shenandoah
• Ricky Skaggs
• The Statler Brothers
• Doug Stone
• George Strait
• Marty Stuart
• Doug Supernaw
• Sweethearts of the Rodeo
• Pam Tillis
• Rick Tippe
• Aaron Tippin
• Randy Travis
• Rick Trevino
• Travis Tritt
• Shania Twain
• Conway Twitty
• Clay Walker
• Steve Wariner
• Western Flyer
• Lari White
• Keith Whitley
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Kelly Willis
• Tammy Wynette
• Trisha Yearwood
• Dwight Yoakam

Late 1990s

• Trace Adkins
• Rhett Akins
• Alabama
• John Anderson
• Jessica Andrews
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Clint Black
• Blackhawk
• James Bonamy
• Brooks & Dunn
• Garth Brooks
• Tracy Byrd
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Deana Carter
• Johnny Cash
• Rosanne Cash
• Kenny Chesney
• Mark Chesnutt
• Terri Clark
• Confederate Railroad
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Billy Dean
• Diamond Rio
• Joe Diffie
• Dixie Chicks
• Sara Evans
• Skip Ewing
• Vince Gill
• Andy Griggs
• Merle Haggard
• Wade Hayes
• Ty Herndon
• Faith Hill
• Alan Jackson
• George Jones
• Toby Keith
• Sammy Kershaw
• Alison Krauss
• Tracy Lawrence
• Chris LeDoux
• Little Texas
• Lonestar
• Patty Loveless
• Lyle Lovett
• Kathy Mattea
• Martina McBride
• Neal McCoy
• Lila McCann
• Mindy McCready
• Reba McEntire
• Tim McGraw
• Jo Dee Messina
• John Michael Montgomery
• Willie Nelson
• Brad Paisley
• Dolly Parton
• Michael Peterson
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Collin Raye
• LeAnn Rimes
• Kenny Rogers
• Sawyer Brown
• SHeDAISY
• Shenandoah
• George Strait
• Pam Tillis
• Rick Tippe
• Aaron Tippin
• The Tractors
• Randy Travis
• Rick Trevino
• Travis Tritt
• Shania Twain
• Keith Urban
• Rhonda Vincent
• Bryan White
• Lari White
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Chely Wright
• Tammy Wynette
• Trisha Yearwood

2000 - 2009

• Trace Adkins
• Lauren Alaina
• Jason Aldean
• Gary Allan
• Keith Anderson
• Rodney Atkins
• Sherrie Austin
• The Band Perry
• Dierks Bentley
• Big & Rich
• Ryan Bingham
• Clint Black
• Blackberry Smoke
• Bomshel
• Paul Brandt
• Lee Brice
• Chad Brock
• Dean Brody
• Brooks & Dunn
• Garth Brooks
• Luke Bryan
• Laura Bell Bundy
• Sarah Buxton
• Tracy Byrd
• Chris Cagle
• Carolina Rain
• Jason Michael Carroll
• Kenny Chesney
• Trailer Choir
• Eric Church
• Terri Clark
• Confederate Railroad
• Easton Corbin
• Bucky Covington
• Crossin Dixon
• Billy Currington
• Amy Dalley
• Billy Dean
• Diamond Rio
• Dixie Chicks
• Emerson Drive
• Sara Evans
• Jessie Farrell
• Brantley Gilbert
• Vince Gill
• Gloriana
• Danny Gokey
• Josh Gracin
• Pat Green
• Andy Griggs
• Halfway to Hazard
• Heartland
• The Higgins
• Faith Hill
• Steve Holy
• Julianne Hough
• Randy Houser
• Jack Ingram
• Alan Jackson
• Jessie James
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• Jewel
• Buddy Jewell
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Jamey Johnson
• Toby Keith
• Josh Kelley
• Alison Krauss
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Tracy Lawrence
• Chris LeDoux
• Aaron Lewis
• Little Big Town
• Lonestar
• Love and Theft
• Lyle Lovett
• Martina McBride
• Scotty McCreery
• Reba McEntire
• Tim McGraw
• Jo Dee Messina
• Montgomery Gentry
• John Michael Montgomery
• Justin Moore
• Craig Morgan
• Megan Mullins
• Heidi Newfield
• Gary Nichols
• Joe Nichols
• One More Girl
• Jamie O Neal
• James Otto
• Jake Owen
• Brad Paisley
• Danielle Peck
• Kellie Pickler
• Randy Rogers Band
• Rascal Flatts
• LeAnn Rimes
• Julie Roberts
• Kid Rock
• Kenny Rogers
• Darius Rucker
• Rushlow
• Crystal Shawanda
• Blake Shelton
• Ashton Shepherd
• Ricky Skaggs
• Steve Miller Band
• George Strait
• Sugarland
• Taylor Swift
• Cyndi Thomson
• Aaron Tippin
• Rick Tippe
• Trent Tomlinson
• Trick Pony
• Travis Tritt
• Josh Turner
• Shania Twain
• Uncle Kracker
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Phil Vassar
• Clay Walker
• Jimmy Wayne
• Emily West
• Whiskey Falls
• Chuck Wicks
• Hank Williams III
• Trent Willmon
• Mark Wills
• Gretchen Wilson
• Lee Ann Womack
• Darryl Worley
• The Wreckers
• Chely Wright
• Trisha Yearwood
• Dwight Yoakam
• Chris Young
• Zac Brown Band

Since 2010

• Aaron Lewis
• Aaron Wa
• Alan Jackson
• Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Andy Gibson
• Ashley Monroe
• Ashton Shepherd
• The Band Perry
• Big & Rich
• Big Kenny
• Billy Craig
• Billy Currington
• Blackberry Smoke
• Blaine Larson
• Blake Shelton
• Bomshel
• Brad Paisley
• Brantley Gilbert
• Brett Eldredge
• Brooks & Dunn
• Bucky Covington
• Caitlin & Will
• Carrie Underwood
• Casey James
• Chris Cagle
• Chris Young
• Chuck Wicks
• Clay Walker
• Colt Ford
• Cole Swindell
• Corey Smith
• Craig Campbell
• Craig Morgan
• Cross Canadian Ragweed
• Crossin Dixon
• Dan & Shay
• Danielle Peck
• Danny Gokey
• Darius Rucker
• Darryl Worley
• David Nail
• Dean Brody
• Dierks Bentley
• Dolly Parton
• Dustin Lynch
• Easton Corbin
• Edens Edge
• Eli Young Band
• Emily West
• Eric Church
• Eric Paslay
• Faith Hill
• Florida Georgia Line
• Frankie Ballard
• Gary Allan
• George Strait
• Gloriana
• Gretchen Wilson
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Hank Williams III
• Heidi Newfield
• Hunter Hayes
• The JaneDear Girls
• Jack Ingram
• Jake Owen
• James Otto
• James Wesley
• Jamey Johnson
• Jana Kramer
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• Jason Aldean
• Jason Michael Carroll
• JB and the Moonshine Band
• Jerrod Niemann
• Jessica Harp
• Jessie James
• Jewel
• Jimmy Wayne
• Jo Dee Messina
• Joe Nichols
• Joey + Rory
• Jon Pardi
• Josh Abbott Band
• Josh Gracin
• Josh Kelley
• Josh Thompson
• Josh Turner
• JT Hodges
• Julianne Hough
• Justin Moore
• Kacey Musgraves
• Keith Anderson
• Keith Urban
• Kellie Pickler
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kenny Chesney
• Kevin Fowler
• Kid Rock
• Kip Moore
• Kix Brooks
• Kristin Chenoweth
• The Lacs
• Lady Antebellum
• Laura Bell Bundy
• Lauren Alaina
• LeAnn Rimes
• Lee Ann Womack
• Lee Brice
• Little Big Town
• LoCash Cowboys
• Lonestar
• The Lost Trailers
• Love and Theft
• Luke Bryan
• Lyle Lovett
• Mark Chesnutt
• Mark Wills
• Martina McBride
• Matt Kennon
• Matt Mason
• Marty Stuart
• Michelle Branch
• Miranda Lambert
• Miss Willie Brown
• Montgomery Gentry
• Pat Green
• Phil Vassar
• Pistol Annies
• Randy Houser
• Randy Montana
• Randy Travis
• Rascall Flatts
• Reba McEntire
• Reckless Kelly
• Rodney Atkins
• Ronnie Dunn
• Rose Falcon
• Rosanne Cash
• Sara Evans
• Sarah Buxton
• Sarah Darling
• Scotty McCreery
• Shania Twain
• Sheryl Crow
• Shooter Jennings
• Skylar Laine
• Steel Magnolia
• Steve Azar
• Steve Earl
• Steve Holy
• Sugarland
• Sunny Sweeney
• Taylor Swift
• Terri Clark
• The Dirt Daubers
• The Farm
• The Henningsens
• Thomas Rhett
• Thompson Square
• Tim McGraw
• Trace Adkins
• Tracy Lawrence
• Trailer Choir
• Trent Tomlinson
• Toby Keith
• Troy Olsen
• Tyler Farr
• Uncle Kracker
• Walker Hayes
• Whitney Duncan
• Willie Nelson
• Wynonna
• Zac Brown Band

Red Dirt Modern

• Aaron Pritchett
• Aaron Watson
• Abra Moore
• Adam Carroll
• Allison Moorer
• Asylum Street Spankers
• Augie Meyers
• Blue Rodeo
• Bottle Rockets
• BR5-49
• Chris Knight
• Corb Lund and the Hurtin Albertans
• Dean Brody
• Deric Ruttan
• Django Walker
• Emerson Drive
• George Canyon
• Gord Bamford
• Hammer Down
• High Valley
• Jack Ingram
• Jason McCoy
• Jaydee Bixby
• Jerry Jeff Walker
• Josh Abbott Band
• Kasey Chambers
• Kyle Park
• Max Stalling
• Mike Hernandez
• Pat Green
• Paul Brandt
• Randy Rogers Band
• Ray Wylie Hubbard
• Reckless Kelly
• Ridley Bent
• Robert Earl Keen
• Shane Yellowbird
• Steve Earle
• Steven Lee Olsen
• Terri Clark
• The Hangdogs
• Wade Bowen

Outside USA

• Ilse de Lange
• Dream Rovers
• Lonnie Lee